Display

The Huawei Ascend Mate flaunts a 6.1" IPS+ LCD of 720p resolution, which works out to 241ppi. While this is nowhere near the 400+ pixel density of current flagships, we should not forget that it's a completely different price range we're talking about. The Ascend Mate beats a direct rival in the face of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3, too.

Huawei Ascend Mate 6.1" IPS+ display

The Huawei Ascend Mate's screen offers very good viewing angles with no color shift and only slight contrast loss when looking at the display at an a angle.

Display test

50% brightness

100% brightness

Black, cd/m2

White, cd/m2

Contrast ratio

Black, cd/m2

White, cd/m2

Contrast ratio

Sony Xperia ZL

-

-

-

0.44

575

1294

Sony Xperia Z

-

-

-

0.70

492

705

Huawei Ascend Mate

0.23

222

982

0.67

711

1053

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3

0.12

160

1364

0.32

440

1379

HTC One

0.13

205

1580

0.42

647

1541

HTC Butterfly

0.14

173

1200

0.45

501

1104

Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

0

201

∞

0

404

∞

Oppo Find 5

0.17

176

1123

0.51

565

1107

Samsung N7100 Galaxy Note II

0

215

∞

0

402

∞

LG Optimus G Pro

-

-

-

0.41

611

1489

Nokia Lumia 920

-

-

-

0.48

513

1065

LG Optimus G

0.14

197

1445

0.33

417

1438

Apple iPhone 5

0.13

200

1490

0.48

640

1320

The brightness control in the notification area is a single virtual key with four steps: Automatic, 100%, 50% and 0% brightness. There's no brightness slider as in competing Android devices. There is an additional Smart Backlight toggle in the Display Settings - this could be On or Off and we're not sure how it affects the image quailty.